After a couple of false starts, BlizzCon 2010 has been formally announced as the premiere event for fans of all things Blizzard.

Held for the fifth time in the Anaheim Convention Center (in Anaheim, California), this year’s event will take place on Friday October 22 and Saturday October 23, 2010 – celebrating, as usual, the StarCraft, Warcraft and Diablo universes, as well as touching on that little World of Warcraft game.

“BlizzCon offers us a great opportunity to meet with our players and share our enthusiasm for gaming with one of the most passionate communities in the world. We’re looking forward to providing another great show filled with entertainment, competition, and the latest information about Blizzard Entertainment games.”

Now, it’s not just a meet-up for like-minded gamer nerds. BlizzCon will also feature:

Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games

Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers

Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents

Community contests with great prizes

Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment’s game universes

More exciting activities and attractions to be announced

...the Queen of Blades herself will be there!

Tickets to last year’s BlizzCon (held in Anaheim in August 2009) sold out in a matter of minutes (and it has a capacity of more than 15,000), with the event including the first public hands-on with the single-player version of StarCraft II, the unveiling of a new playable class in Diablo III, and the almighty revelation of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. It also featured a closing concert by the one and only Ozzy Osbourne, but that’s secondary, right?

For more information, hit up the official BlizzCon website, and stay tuned to playerattack for more information – we’ve been to every BlizzCon in the past, there’s no way we’re missing this one.